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• Police: 2 teens flip over ATV in Belvidere

  22-05-2017 23:58
  
  Police say Sunday afternoon two teenagers riding an ATV flipped over on Bog Road in Belvidere.
  
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• Judge won’t dismiss on-duty DUI case against former trooper

  22-05-2017 23:54 via vtdigger.org
  
  RUTLAND — A judge has refused to dismiss a charge against a former Vermont State Police trooper who prosecutors say drove a cruiser while under the influence of alcohol and on duty.
  A trial earlier this year in the case against Eric Rademacher, 29, of Mendon, ended in a hung jury. His attorney, David Sleigh, filed a motion to dismiss the case “in the interest of justice.”
  Rutland Superior Court Judge Cortland Corsones recently issued a ruling allowing the case to move forward t
  
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• Unemployment rate shows uptick in April

  22-05-2017 23:30 via vtdigger.org
  
  Vermont’s unemployment rate rose slightly in April to 3.1 percent after holding steady at 3 percent in February and March, according to preliminary data from the Department of Labor.
  Vermont tied with Iowa and Utah for the sixth-lowest rate in the country, behind Colorado (2.3 percent), North Dakota (2.7 percent), New Hampshire and South Dakota (2.8 percent), and Nebraska (3 percent), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  Mathew Barewicz, the chief of economic and labor market
  
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• Support VTDigger for a chance to win an Onion River Sports bike!

  22-05-2017 23:22 via vtdigger.org
  
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• Pownal may finally gain access to large tract it owns

  22-05-2017 23:17 via vtdigger.org
  
  Pownal hopes to create a recreation area close to the Taconic Crest hiking trail on this mountainside land it owns. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDiggerPOWNAL — The town has owned more than 700 acres of mountainside forestland along the Taconic Range for more than a decade, but legal questions over access to the property have repeatedly thwarted plans for a recreation area.
  Selectboard members think those hurdles will soon be cleared, however, after a recent meeting with the town’s forestr
  
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• Montpelier officials seek to keep from losing NECI

  22-05-2017 22:06 via vtdigger.org
  
  New England Culinary Institute has been in Montpelier since 1980. ​Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerOfficials for the city of Montpelier say they are working to make sure New England Culinary Institute will not move to another part of Vermont.
  The private college, also known as NECI, was founded in 1980 in Montpelier. NECI is headquartered on the campus of Vermont College of Fine Arts and runs two restaurants on Main Street.“We are making every effort to try and persuade them to stay
  
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• Man charged in Montpelier appears in court

  22-05-2017 21:11
  
  Caballero pleaded not guilty to the charges during Monday's arraignment in Washington County Superior Court.
  
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• NY buys Marion River Carry, settling ADK land dispute

  22-05-2017 20:48
  
  Deal settles land ownership dispute in an area known as Township 40 near Raquette Lake. 
  
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• Fire academy continues plans for new training building

  22-05-2017 20:07
  
  Officials in Vermont are planning to build a new burn house to train the state's firefighters. 
  
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• Highland Center for the Arts Celebrates Its Grand Opening with Free Festival June 2, 3 and 4

  22-05-2017 19:41 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Highland Center for the ArtsMay 22, 2017
  Contact:Melanie Clarke
  [email protected], cell
  On June 2, 3 and 4, 2017, the Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) will host its official Grand Opening Celebration, a fun-filled festival of the arts for the whole family. Designed to welcome the entire community to Greensboro’s new gathering place for the arts, the public is invited to attend all of the weekend’s free events and performances at
  
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• Vermont Tech celebrates 151st Commencement

  22-05-2017 19:37 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Technical CollegeMay 22, 2017
  Contact:Amanda Chaulk802-728-1732
  [email protected]
  Randolph – Vermont Technical College hosted its three commencement ceremonies this weekend. Two were held on Saturday the 20th and another held Sunday, the 21st. Vermont Tech conferred certificates and degrees for 507 students from 47 programs. Nursing students were also presented with their Nursing Pins and all Allied Health graduates took their specific oaths.Dr. Dennis Grimar
  
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• Guster To Headline Fourth Annual Do Good Fest

  22-05-2017 19:31 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — National Life GroupMay 22, 2017
  Ross Sneyd
  [email protected]
  Montpelier – Guster, an alternative rock band based in New England, will headline the fourth annual Do Good Fest on July 15, National Life Group and The Point radio network announced Monday.
  Guster, known for such hits as “Satellite” and “Amsterdam,” has been on a 25th anniversary tour over the past year, which concludes later in the summer.
  “Guster is a great fit for the D
  
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• UPDATED: Judge denies stay on Town Center mall project

  22-05-2017 19:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, left, and businessman Don Sinex announce a $225 million plan to redevelop downtown Burlington. File photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger
  (This story was updated May 22 at 6:45 p.m.)
  BURLINGTON — An environmental court judge has denied a stay that would have blocked construction at the Burlington Town Center mall pending the outcome of a legal appeal brought by residents who oppose the project.
  Judge Thomas Walsh ruled that the stay is not in the public’s in
  
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• Judge rules for Burlington in challenge of $22 million TIF bond

  22-05-2017 19:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, left, and businessman Don Sinex announce a $225 million plan to redevelop downtown Burlington. File photo by Cory Dawson/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — A judge dismissed three of four counts in a lawsuit challenging a ballot referendum where voters approved $22 million in borrowing for public improvements included in a massive downtown redevelopment project.
  Superior Court Judge Robert Mello granted the city’s motion to dismiss those counts because they had no
  
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• UVM Spinoffs Finish First and Second in LaunchVT Pitch Competition

  22-05-2017 19:19 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — University of VermontMay 22, 2017
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield
  [email protected]
  Two University of Vermont spin-off companies, Majorwise and Packetized Energy, finished first and second in the 2017 LaunchVT competition, Vermont’s oldest and largest business pitch contest.
  Majorwise, an on-line job platform that connects college students with local employers, was launched by UVM seniors Peter Silverman and Max Robbins in 2015 when the business majors were
  
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• Paul Frank + Collins P.C. Welcomes Three New Attorneys

  22-05-2017 18:36 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Paul Frank + Collins P.C.May 22, 2017
  Contact:Meghan L. Abrahamovich, SHRM-CP802.860.4116
  Burlington – Paul Frank + Collins P.C. (“PF+C”) is pleased to announce that attorneys Thomas R. Melloni, Shane W. McCormack, and G. Russ McCracken have joined the firm’s Business Services, Commercial Finance, and Municipal Law + Public Finance teams. The three attorneys came to PF+C from the former Burak Anderson & Melloni, PLC firm which was known as one of
  
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• With populations thriving, are bobcats the next urban pest?

  22-05-2017 18:27
  
  Once almost impossible to spot, bobcats are on the rise across the country.
  
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• Rebuilding of Route 7 in Brandon to start in August

  22-05-2017 18:20
  Construction officials say the effort to rebuild a busy road that has a dangerous turn in downtown Brandon, Vermont, will start later this summer.
  
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• Community Tobacco Prevention Grant Awards Announced

  22-05-2017 18:19 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Department of HealthMay 22, 2017
  Contact:Vermont Department of Health802-863-7281
  BURLINGTON – In an area where nearly 1 out of 4 high school students in the North Country Supervisory Union reported being a current smoker, Northeast Kingdom Learning Services is preparing for new and expanded partnerships to advance tobacco prevention – with the help of a Community Prevention Grant from the Vermont Department of Health.
  Northeast Kingdom Learning Services
  
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• How To Avoid Interactions With Bears bit.ly/2rtNX3O https://t.co/qvFkAshMni

  22-05-2017 18:11 via twitter.com
  
  How To Avoid Interactions With Bears bit.ly/2rtNX3O https://t.co/qvFkAshMni
  
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• Secretary of State Jim Condos and Vermont State Archives Shed Light on Vermont’s Sometimes Dark Past

  22-05-2017 18:09 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Secretary of State Jim CondosMay 22, 2017
  Eric Covey802-828-2148
  Montpelier – The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA), a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, is hosting two evening events at the State Archives in Middlesex to provide history and insight into the sometimes challenging history of State of Vermont institutions.
  “Eugenics and the Vermont State Hospital are subjects with which we, as a state, continue to wrestle,&rdq
  
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• Scientists, Conservationists to Discuss Ocean Noise Pollution June 13

  22-05-2017 17:37 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Law SchoolMay 22, 2017
  Maryellen ApelquistVermont Law Schooloffice: 802-831-1228cell: 802-299-5593
  [email protected]
  SOUTH ROYALTON – Ocean specialists and wildlife conservationists will examine the effects of manmade noise pollution and potential solutions for a more sustainable future during a panel discussion following a film screening of “Sonic Sea” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, in Oakes Hall, Room 007, at Vermont Law School. The event is
  
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• Craftsbury Chamber Players Announce 2017 Season

  22-05-2017 17:33 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Craftsbury Chamber PlayersMay 20, 2017
  Hal Parker1-800-639-3443
  [email protected]
  www.craftsburychamberplayers.org
  CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Chamber Players, performers of “the best chamber music in Vermont” for over fifty years, have announced its 2017 season. Presenting six weekly concerts in Hardwick and Burlington, as well as mini-concerts for children, the Craftsbury Chamber Players continue to offer an engaging musical journey.
  
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• UVM Board Approves Lowest Tuition Percentage Increase in 40 Years

  22-05-2017 17:30 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release – University of VermontMay 20, 2017
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield,
  [email protected]
  The University of Vermont Board of Trustees today passed the lowest tuition percentage increase in 40 years at its Commencement weekend meeting.
  Under the resolution approved by the Board, in-state tuition increased $408 or 2.7 percent (from $15,096 to $15,504 per year); and out-of-state tuition increased $960 or 2.5 percent (from $38,160 to $39,120 per year).
  The new rates for bo
  
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• Home Care Assistance Celebrates Opening of Greater Burlington

  22-05-2017 17:26 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Home Care AssistanceMay 22, 2017
  Contact:Kathryn Zakskorn650-462-9501
  [email protected]
  Essex Junction – Home Care Assistance of Greater Burlington is pleased to announce the grand opening of its office in Essex Junction, VT. The Grand Opening Event will be held on Wednesday, May 24th from 5pm to 7pm. The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce will be present for a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 pm followed by an office tour, light hors d’ oeuvr
  
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• Also: Around 12:43 on today's show, Forrest Hammond of @VTFishWildlife discusses what can be done to try to avoid human-bear encounters. #VT

  22-05-2017 17:24 via twitter.com
  Also: Around 12:43 on today's show, Forrest Hammond of @VTFishWildlife discusses what can be done to try to avoid human-bear encounters. #VT
  
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• Report backs sex abuse claims against 13 at NH prep school

  22-05-2017 17:13
  
  An investigation into sexual misconduct at an elite prep school in New Hampshire has found substantiated claims of abuse involving 13 former faculty and staff.
  
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• Man charged in Montpelier murder due in court

  22-05-2017 16:53
  
  Twenty-nine Jayveon Cabellero of Barre waived extradition and was transported from Florida over the weekend.
  
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• UPDATE: Police Identify body of missing Orleans man

  22-05-2017 16:31
  
  Police have identified the body found at Mt. Pisgah last week as that of a missing Orleans man.
  
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• Philip Baruth Talk On Leahy Bio At Phoenix Books

  22-05-2017 16:03 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Phoenix BooksMay 19, 2017
  Kristen Eaton802.872.7111 (p)802.872.7112 (f)
  [email protected]
  Rutland, Vermont – May 19, 2017:Phoenix Books Rutland will welcome Philip Baruth for a talk on Senator Leahy: A Life in Scenes on Thursday, June 8th at 6:30pm. This book tells the story of the blockbuster life of America’s most senior senator.Having vaulted to a position in the United States Senate at the tender age of thirty-four, Patrick Leahy now claims the longest
  
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• What's Cooking: Dutch Baby Pancake with Sautéed Apples, Honey and Fresh Cheese

  22-05-2017 15:57
  
  Chef Emmet Moosley from the Good Food Truck makes Dutch Baby Pancake with Sautéed Apples, Honey and Fresh Cheese.   
  
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• What questions or comments do you have regarding #VT teachers' health insurance? Let us know and listen in at noon. bit.ly/2rmGJhP

  22-05-2017 15:57 via twitter.com
  What questions or comments do you have regarding #VT teachers' health insurance? Let us know and listen in at noon. bit.ly/2rmGJhP
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: May 20 – 21, 2017

  22-05-2017 15:48 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottMay 19, 2017
  Contact:Ethan Latour
  [email protected]
  Saturday, May 20
  8:30 – 9:00 AMSafe Boating Week Kick-OffApple Island Resort Marina, South Hero, VT
  11:00 AM – 12:00 PMRoute 22 Dedication72 South Main Street, Fair Haven, VT
  Sunday, May 21
  8:00 – 11:00 AMUVM CommencementUniversity of Vermont Green, Burlington, VT
  Monday, May 22
  No public events scheduled
  Tuesday, May 23
  7:45 – 8:00 AMInterview on WNYV-FM / WVNR- AMListen in the
  
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• Mayor Miro Weinberger’s Public Appearance Schedule for May 22-26, 2017

  22-05-2017 15:25 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Mayor Miro WeinbergerContact:Katie Vane802.734.0617
  Monday, May 228:35 amMayor appearing on Local 44 Morning Brew, WFFF-TV
  Tuesday, May 234:45 pmIntegrated Arts Academy Family Portrait Project Opening Reception – City Hall
  Wednesday, May 248:00 amMornings with Miro – The Bagel Café, 1127 North Avenue5:00 pmFY18 Budget Presentation – Conference Room 12, City Hall
  Thursday, May 25No public appearances scheduledFriday, May 26Mayor spending time with fam
  
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• NY Assembly OKs bill to add e-cigarettes to smoking ban

  22-05-2017 15:15
  
  Lawmakers in New York are debating whether to add electronic cigarettes to the state's ban on smoking in public areas like workplaces, bars and restaurants.
  
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• Scott still undecided on marijuana legalization

  22-05-2017 15:12
  
  Republican Gov. Phil Scott is expected to decide soon whether he will allow the state to become the first in the country to legalize marijuana by a legislative act rather than by a citizen referendum.
  
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• Police probe cause of Adirondack road crash that killed 2

  22-05-2017 15:06
  State police say they're investigating the cause of a weekend crash in the Adirondacks that has claimed the lives of two central New York men.
  
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• Reps from @vermontnea & @VTVSBA join us today to discuss the debate in #VT over teachers' health insurance. bit.ly/2rmGJhP #vtpoli

  22-05-2017 14:51 via twitter.com
  Reps from @vermontnea & @VTVSBA join us today to discuss the debate in #VT over teachers' health insurance. bit.ly/2rmGJhP #vtpoli
  
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• Wilmington fire chief lambasts workplace culture in resignation letter

  22-05-2017 14:34
  A fire chief in Vermont had some harsh words for the department he resigned from last week, saying the workplace had become a toxic and hostile environment.
  
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• Until we sued for EB-5 records, the public didn’t know.

  22-05-2017 05:45 via vtdigger.org
  
  AnC Bio Vermont redaction
  We use old-fashioned reporting methods at VTDigger: We ask for public records to get at the truth.Seeking documents from state government, however, has become increasingly difficult.We were finally able to get at the truth about the state’s EB-5 program in March — after a protracted battle with the Vermont Attorney General’s office.The records show that the federal government threatened to shut down the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center in August of last ye
  
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• UVM graduation a boost to downtown businesses

  22-05-2017 04:41
  
  UVM's graduation has business booming in downtown Burlington. Church Street was busy Sunday afternoon with graduates and their families. 
  
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• Equal pay compact sees rapid expansion

  22-05-2017 03:00 via vtdigger.org
  
  Jacqueline Cooke, left, regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, talks with Cary Brown, executive director of the Vermont Commission on Women, during an event last week in Brattleboro. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerBRATTLEBORO — In late January, the Vermont Commission on Women celebrated a milestone: the 100th signer of the state’s equal pay compact.
  Last week in Brattleboro, the Windham Regional Commission became the compact’s 127th signatory
  
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• Pioneer in exposure of PFOA issues speaks in Bennington

  22-05-2017 02:26 via vtdigger.org
  
  Attorney Rob Bilott, right, who spearheaded efforts to expose PFOA contamination of drinking water supplies, appears Saturday during a conference on PFOA issues held at Bennington College. With him is David Bond, associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at the college, who was one of the conference organizers. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDiggerBENNINGTON — When attorney Rob Bilott first encountered the term “PFOA” in a document, he had to look it up. Th
  
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• Fairfield barn saved from fire

  22-05-2017 01:43
  
  Firefighters in Fairfield helped save a barn and a number of cows Sunday morning.
  
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• Newbury woman dies in ATV crash

  22-05-2017 01:35
  The accident happened Sunday afternoon at a private property on Fish Pond Road in Newbury.  
  
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• Margolis: How to win by losing

  22-05-2017 01:31 via vtdigger.org
  
  Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters Friday after the Legislature’s adjournment. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  (Jon Margolis writes political columns for VTDigger.)
  Just what was it all about, all that yelling and screaming, sturm und drang, sound and fury, charge and countercharge that kept the Legislature in session two weeks longer than necessary?
  Maybe not much.
  Because it’s not clear that the single cause of the tumult — Gov. Phil Scott’s insistence that teach
  
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• Hundreds walk to fight Type 1 diabetes

  22-05-2017 01:26
  
  It's a walk to turn type one diabetes into type "none" diabetes. 
  
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• Hinesburg firefighters conduct training

  22-05-2017 01:16
  
  Firefighters and medical first responders had some hands on practice Sunday. 
  
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• Hans Ohanian: Does Vermont truly rank No. 2 in U.S. clean-energy efforts?

  22-05-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Hans C. Ohanian, a physicist and author of more than half a dozen physics textbooks and also the biography “Einstein’s Mistakes.” He lives in Charlotte and was a member of the Charlotte Energy Committee for several years.
  Given the unsavory reputation ex-Gov. Peter Shumlin acquired by his nexus with the EB-5 scandal, his self-congratulatory comments about Vermont’s high ranking in nationwide clean-energy efforts (Burlington Free
  
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• Paul Cillo: More state control is not the answer

  22-05-2017 01:03 via vtdigger.org
  
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Paul Cillo, the president of the Public Assets Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit fiscal policy think tank based in Montpelier.Two years ago, I wrote an op-ed that opened: “The legislature can work with local communities to improve education, or it can push them around.”
  This is a fundamental choice that the governor and lawmakers continue to wrestle with this session.
  In 2015, the debate was over school district consolidation. This ye
  
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